23 Raring2go! NATIONAL WHAT’S ON March 11th-20th British Science Week Juinor Einsteins are made in this week! 16th Brake Zebra Beep Beep day Children aged 2-7 take part in the road safety campaign. 17th-April 2nd The Great British Spring Clean- to keep Britain tidy. 18th Red Nose Day / Comic Relief A host of fun and funny activities planned to entertain us & make our sides split! 19th Mother’s Day This is quite possibly the most important date in the entire year. One definitely not to forget! 20th Spring Equinox- the first day of Spring and not a moment too soon either! Bye Winter.... 21st World Poetry Day Roses are red, Violets are blue. We just love a bit of poetry and we bet you do too! 21st The Big Walk and Wheel Inspiring everyone to get more active and walk, cycle or scooter 22nd- April 20th Ramadan the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting prayer, reflection and community. 23rd National Day of reflection Pretty much as simple as that. Take a moment today to reflect. 25th National Skipping Day We suggest you intersperse the skipping with a hop and a jump! April 1st- May 2nd National Pet Month As if we needed an excuse in which to celebrate our beautiful fur-babies. 2nd International Children’s Book day - Just happens to coincide with the birthday of the one and only Hans Christian Andersen. 3rd – 9th Community Garden Week Time to celebrates the amazing community and school gardens across the UK 7th Good Friday The start of Easter Celebrations 9th Easter Sunday One of the principal feasts of Christianity. Commonly marked these days by family time and colourfully decorated eggs. 23rd St Georges Day You’ll be hard pushed not to reenact the famous St. George versus The Dragon scene today! May 1st- 8th Time for a Cuppa Is there anything quite as British as a really nice cup of tea! Show your appreciation for tea today! 1st-31st National Walking Month Previously known as jumping on ‘Shanks’s Pony’, it seems we need a whiole month now to celebrate the art of walking. 1st – 31st Big Asthma Bake Sale Join is and ‘raise some dough’ (geddit) for vital Asthma research for Asthmas UK. 2nd- 8th National Gardening Week - There’s never been a better week to introduce the little ones to gardening! 2nd- 8th Sun Awareness Week Something we should be aware of at all times! 6th Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort, Camilia. The UK celebrates the long awaited Coronation of King Charles III today as the world watches. 7th The Coronation Big Lunch See our feature on P. 15 7th Hedgehog awareness week Keep those eyes peeled for these prickly little beasts. 8th The Big Help out See our feature on P. 18 8th – 14th Food Allergy Awareness Week Get involved and be more aware of food allergies. 9th 22nd Foster care Fortnight This aims to raise the profile of fostering and show how foster care transforms lives. 12th National Limerick Day Marks the birthday of Edward Lear, the English writer known for his works of nonsensical prose and poetry. Make sure you head over to our website as there are hundreds of other events listed for Spring. Make sure you localise to your area and you’ll be whsiked to pages filled with content that is happening locally to you and your family. There’s a lot to see and do this Spring. From ideas for fun family time together to some great awareness days. Here are a selection of ideas that are happening all across the country in March, April and May.
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